Category Archives: Travel
Montana Bull Trout Redd Numbers Decline
I love what bull trout bring to the table—a reason for kicking your ass to get into the backcountry where some of the best fishing for this native char is found. Each year I hoist the backpack and take off … Continue reading
April or May for Blue Horizon Permit
Just got a note yesterday from Blue Horizon lodge, with some open and discounted rates for spring 2023. I spent some time at Blue Horizon not long ago and simply loved the focus on permit. Staying at Blue Horizon is … Continue reading
Gil’s Worldwide At Denver Fly Fishing Show This Week
I’ll be at the Denver Fly Fishing Show this week/weekend. Show begins Friday and I’ll be at the Gil’s Fly Fishing International booth. I am the editor-in-chief of the travel company’s magazine, Fly Fishing International. You want to talk outdoor … Continue reading
Where In The Fly Fishing World #1
If you’ve been around a bit and you fancy yourself a permit junkie, you may recall having seen this a time or two during your escapades. If you haven’t stood over this piece of art you are cheating yourself out … Continue reading
Dries For Big Rainbows and Char on American Creek
I live in Montana where trout are king. When I travel to Alaska I usually do so for salmon and steelhead, which I can’t find in Big Sky Country. Oh, I’ve leeched up some big fall rainbows on the Kenai … Continue reading
Top Reads in FFI Magazine
Don’t be bored at work today. Take a few minutes to peruse the best fly fishing magazine you’ve never heard of—Fly Fishing International’s FFI Mag. I put this pub together every couple months and I’ve been able to attract some … Continue reading
Lose Count—Fortress Lake Brook Trout
I was nine hours into the drive before I realized that Cline River isn’t actually a town and, instead , is a simple outpost in the Alberta wilderness that offers a motel, a campground, some old-school gasoline pumps, a small … Continue reading
Solid Fly Fishing Reads
My new issue of FFI Magazine just went live. Check it out to read about fly fishing in the Galapagos and other cool destinations. All the quality writers you like have contributed to the issue, including Chris Santella, Stephen Sautner, … Continue reading
Olympic Peninsula to Close For Steelhead March 1
This should not arrive as any surprise. Washington State blew up its ability to manage wild steelhead when the 1974 Boldt Decision went into place. Wild steelhead populations declined immediately. Hatchery steelhead production shot through the roof. Tribes destroyed what … Continue reading
Swimming With Giants—Read in FFI MAG
Just finished up the February version of FFI Magazine, which I like to call the best fly-fishing publication that nobody knows about. This is the first issue of the second volume and the process has become more streamlined through the … Continue reading